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Gießen District

Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden

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Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden

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Location: Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Dicke Steine Natural Monument – Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden loop from Nieder-Ofleiden

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2. Deckenbach at the Goldborn Spring – Felsenmeer rock formations loop from Homberg (Ohm)

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3. Bench with a view of Amöneburg – Schweinsberger Weir loop from Rüdigheim

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Nico

June 14, 2024

Fine NaTour… that describes it in a nutshell… worth it

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𝘾.𝘽. 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨

March 5, 2022

THE highlight of the Geo-Felsenmeer tour par excellence. In view of the countless formidable rocks, one can hardly stop being amazed.

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Michel ✔

May 29, 2021

The sea of rocks near Nieder-Ofleiden was created in different geological ages. In the older Tertiary - about 40 million years ago - mighty sandbanks were initially deposited here, which in later periods were partially covered by the volcanic rock masses of the Hohe Berg. In the later Tertiary - about 3 to 4 million years ago - there were further deposits due to constant flooding.
From the mostly pebbly layers a mighty stone bank formed, which thousands of years later was washed under by a creek like a notch. Increasingly, a cavity was created, so that the formerly continuous stone bench collapsed and remained as a "sea of rocks" on the slopes of the valley.

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Elevation 310 m

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Location: Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden

1. Dicke Steine Natural Monument – Felsenmeer Nieder-Ofleiden loop from Nieder-Ofleiden

2. Deckenbach at the Goldborn Spring – Felsenmeer rock formations loop from Homberg (Ohm)

3. Bench with a view of Amöneburg – Schweinsberger Weir loop from Rüdigheim

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